Sanda/SanShou is a style of kickboxing -- chinese to be specific. The rules varies per competition, and depending on whether the focus is on self defense or sport. Kicking and punching targets include everywhere by throat, groin, and back of the head. In some competition, knees are allowed. In all Sanda or San Shou comps, takedowns, throws, slams, etc is allowed and emphasized.

Hey I'm Vince, I have no formal MA training but I would like to start it for the self discipline and to get in shape. Unfortunately I do not have the money for long term lessons so I still need to save up, but once I do I was thinking of training in Krav Maga.

Hi, my name is Jeremy. I live in Western Mass and study Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu.I have been here before under the name aoishi but couldn't find my password and finally gave up. I just created a new user if it is okay with the mods. I didnt exactly have a deep history of posts as aoishi and consider it no loss.

About myself, I am a Japanese translator. I do mostly video games and anime and related stuff. I have been doing karate for about three and a half years and am a brown belt.I enjoy spending time with my kids, reading history books, listening to music, surfing the net and watching MMA on TV.